What's a good vegetarian mid-day snack?

Question

i need a snack (or snacks) that i can make quickly and take with me to school. the cafeteria at my school doesn't have any vegetarian food and i want something that will keep my energy up and tastes good too. thanks a lot.
oh and if it's vegan, it's even better!

Answer 1

that's simple.. an apple.. orange... something that can take temperature changes and can be stored in your lunch....

carrots... juice... simple things.

apricots... tangerines, a salad prepared where you can add the items together when ready to eat...

things like that are very simple. it will store in room temperatures. small tupperware can help this along.. you can also use a small icepack (that you can freeze overnight) the kind that don't sweat up everything.

there ideas are boundless... the fruits and veggies if prepared right can store for hours.. and the school day's not really that long (no, believe me it just seems long) and any vegetable and/or fruit can store in a insulated lunch bag with those velcro and a small ice pack with some plastic wares to seal the items and prepare it all beforehand (slicing, dicing.. putting into containers for later... ) and put it together when you're ready.

no fuss... actually... though it's something YOU must do. you'll be eating much better than most at the school.

good eating habits last a lifetime!

Answer 2

Maybe make a batch of vegan blueberry muffins over the weekend or in the evening and freeze them and then grab them and go. Oh - or maybe pumpkin bread - I have a great recipes that makes two loaves so you will be set for awhile.

You could also take applesauce in those little cups, soy pudding, soy yogurt, LaraBars, oatmeal raisin cookies, granola and dried fruit, wasabi peas, pita chips and hummus, sliced apple and peanut butter or Fantastic brand vegetarian instant soup in a cup (just add hot water) with crackers.

Here is the pumpkin bread recipe:
This recipe makes 2 loaves.

1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup applesauce
egg replacer = 3 eggs
1 16-ounce can pumpkin
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts (optional)


Preheat oven to 350.

Mix together sugars, oil, applesauce, egg replacer and pumpkin. Sift together flours, spices, baking soda, salt and baking powder. Mix the pumpkin mixture into the flour mixture. Mix in chocolate chips and walnuts.

Butter and flour two 9x5x3-inch loaf pans.

Bake about 1 hour and 15 minutes, until knife comes out clean. Let cool 10 minutes, then remove from pan and let cool on a wire rack.

Answer 3

When I was a kid I always liked snacks that I could assemble myself...Like yogurt with fruit or granola that I could put in myself. There is always a "lunchables" type snack. They sell faux turkey lunch meat at most big grocery stores. You can cut it into little squares and to the same with some cheese if you they are a lacto. If not you could use soy cheese. Then you can make a plate with whole wheat crackers, the "meat" and cheese, and maybe mustard. I happen to like nachos. I use melted soy cheese, tortilla chips, peppers and "better than sour cream" by Tofutti. Some kids would like it and some wouldn't. You can change the ingredients if that will help. You could also cut up vegetables and lay them out on a plate to look like something your child likes...perhaps a face. I cut up fruit or vegetables and allow my kids to use them as building materials on their plate. They eat while they are playing until they run out of food:) It is a good, healthy was to kill time. Letting the child make their own pizzas with English muffins or bagels is also really fun for them. You just lay out the bread, sauce, meatless pepperoni, regular or soy cheese, and any veggies they may like. Good luck!!!

Answer 4

Check out the Vegan Lunchbox blog for lunch ideas, too.

I agree that bringing fruits and veggies is good, as is pita and hummus.

I always have Luna Bars or Nectar bars with me. Both are made by the Clif Bar company (www.clifbar.com) and are vegan friendly. You can buy them at natural food stores, Whole Foods, even Trader Joes. Heck, I've seen a limited selection at Bed, Bath & Beyond!!

Answer 5

I am on a humas kick.... lots of veggies and humas...
Also I also keep cheese on hand which is good for you, fills you up and keeps you going.
If you vegan- you should be reading books and figuring out how to get lots of beans and other fibers in your diet. Also try health food store for vegan breakfast bars.... wholefoods have tons of tasty snacks... I love the seed crackers with humas!!!

Answer 6

Try dry roasted edamame and a piece of fruit or some granola. Here's a recipe for some fantastic Krispy PB & Chocolate Rice Treats:
http://www.peaceful-organic-planet.com/healthy-dessert-recipes.html

These are a great pick me-up!

Answer 7

How about.........
1. Peanut butter with sliced bananna and some granola in a wheat tortilla.

2. snack sized ziplock bag filled with dried unsweetened fruit and natural nuts

3. assorted fresh veggies and a quick dip made of "blenderized" cottage cheese, scallions, black pepper, and dry ranch mix

4. those little individual "things" of apple slices and a tublet of caramel dip (healthier than vending machine junk)

Answer 8

there are loads of quorn snacks or sandwitches you can get (im eating a quorn cornish pastie right now,mmmm) and weather you believe it or not alot of it has more taste, better neutricians and more energy than any meat, so even if your not vegetarian, you should try some quorn stuff, try this web site for more http://www.quorn.com/

Answer 9

I saw a Paula Dean episode and she made these spinach and mushroom rolls. You could look them up online. It is a rectangle of dough that you spread cooked spinach and mushrooms on and then roll up, slice, and bake. You can make them and freeze them and then just bake them when you need them. You could make a roll and then they would keep for a few days, enough for 3ish days of snacks. Little vegi sushi rolls would be cool, and i bet you could look up online how to make them yourself.

Answer 10

Nuts/seeds and dried fruit-veggies and hummus-refried beans wrapped in whole wheat tortillas with fresh fruit or grape tomatoes